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There is probably a team and a position where Ojo would shine. But it’s not the current Aberdeen one. In our system at least, he’s neither a holding midfielder nor an attacking playmaker: he’s just someone who gets in everyone else’s road. McRorie’s performance was not improved by having Ojo next to him. The same would have been the case if he had played next to Ferguson of McGeoch earlier in the game. He just seems to do what his midfield partner does but considerably less well. In his best moments he passes square to that partner and lets them do something more creative. In his worst moments he gives the ball away or plays it into touch. Perhaps as the sole defensive midfielder or playmaker he would be more effective but I hope next season I am watching him in that role for Hamilton or St Mirren, not us.
Whoever criticised Edmondson for being greedy and slow after his two goals (on his senior debut), for **** sake, you’re all heart. In my less than illustrious footballing career I was a goal away from a hat trick on only one occasion which I spent elbowing my teammates out the way at every shooting opportunity without being able to replicate the flukes of my first two successful goal attempts. In his place, after he got a knock, I would have been demanding to play on with a pair of crutches. Well done to the loon: you could see what it meant to him.
Delighted to move above Hibs and a good performance ahead of the Celtic matches. You can carve open a defence but still lose daft goals seems like a good basis for the week’s training.